JERUSALEM -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A car bomb killed one of Israel 's most prominent crime bosses in Tel Aviv Monday , Israeli police sources say .

Police at the scene of the car bomb blast which killed crime boss Yaakov Alpheron .

Police say Yaakov Alperon was killed instantly when an explosive device was apparently detonated by remote control on a busy street in Tel Aviv .

The blast injured two other people , including a 13 year-old boy .

Head of one of Israel 's most notorious crime families , Alperon is the most senior figure to be killed and the latest casualty of ongoing mob wars that have left scores of innocent people dead . In the past these mob-style hits have led to more revenge attacks .

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A car bomb has killed one of Israel 's most prominent crime bosses , police say

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Police sources say Yaakov Alperon was killed instantly

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Explosive device was apparently detonated by remote control in Tel Aviv